State death-penalty foes on Tuesday condemned the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to take up the cases of two death-row inm...
Trusts & Estates
Airport Panel Member Runs Into Disqualification Problems
By Erin Park
LOS ANGELES - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's appointees to the panel overseeing Los Angeles International Airport met behind clo...
SAN FRANCISCO - For more than a decade, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce ran a Secret Witness Program to help police solv...
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles office of Milbank Tweed represented Padoma Wind Power, a leading California-based wind generatio...
LOS ANGELES - Two-and-a-half years ago, when Susan Loewenberg, producing director of L.A. Theatre Works, decided to reprise t...
OFFICE HOLLYWOOD - Crown Realty & Development purchased a 73,000-square-foot office building at 6725 Sunset Blvd. for $19....
Personal Injury & Torts
Valuable Exception: Suits Against 'State Sponsors of Terrorism'
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Michael L. Martinez - Most people likely believe that the compensation system established by Congress for vi...
Intellectual Property
Development of Video Game Contracts Can Turn Into War
By Columnist
Focus Column - By Jennifer Stanley - Often pitted against robust publishing companies, independent video game development stud...
Constitutional Law
Foisting Burden of Proof on Parents of Disabled Kids Is Unconscionable
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Areva D. Martin - In the middle of a major transition on the Supreme Court caused by Justice Sandra Day O'Co...
LOS ANGELES - Latino activists are accusing Catholic Healthcare West of charging uninsured patients steeper rates than those ...
LOS ANGELES - John A. Toker, a pioneer of appellate mediation programs, will be honored Friday at a conference in San Francis...
Letter to the Editor - In "What Country Needs More of Isn't Activist Judges But Activist Citizens" (Sept. 27 Daily Journal) au...
LOS ANGELES - Moments after Darren Meeka pulled the trigger and fired the fatal shot, he knew he would need the help of his fa...
Judges and Judiciary
Know-Nothing Judges Could Be Growth Industry, Starting in Preschool
By Garry Abrams
Column - By Garry Abrams - President Bush's nominations of John G. Roberts Jr. and Harriet Miers for seats on the U.S. Supreme...
Government
Special Election, Budget Cast Shadow on 2005 California Legislative Session
By Linda Rapattoni
SACRAMENTO - In a flurry of last-minute bill signings and vetoes, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger extended anti-discrimination pro...
WASHINGTON - With a week to reflect on President Bush's decision to nominate Harriet E. Miers to the Supreme Court, interest ...
SAN FRANCISCO - Veteran intellectual property litigator Robert Kramer is leaving Morrison & Foerster for Howrey Simon's S...
LAND MOORPARK - A partnership led by developer Mike Ossola paid $26 million for 33 acres at 1000 Patriot Drive, where it plans...
SAN FRANCISCO - Western law firms first looked to China to take advantage of white-hot opportunities for cross-border trade an...
Forum Column - By Matthew Belloni - Finally, Arnold hit them where it hurts. The governor has armed Hollywood's creative commu...
Forum Column - By Robert D. Richards - What's in a name? The answer is plenty, if you grow grapes or make wine in the Napa Val...
Focus Column - By Michael Paul Thomas - Motions in limine are commonly used tools of trial advocacy. Indeed, such motions are ...
LOS ANGELES - Civil rights attorney Nancy Ramirez, a staff lawyer for the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice, has been na...
LOS ANGELES - John "Mitch" Mitchell, a former partner with Katten Muchin Rosenman in Los Angeles and Palo Alto, has joined Je...
Litigation
Attorney Contends Indictment Is Retaliation for Earlier Client
By Leslie Simmons
LOS ANGELES - Responding to the three-count indictment of Joseph G. Cavallo for allegedly taking part in a bail bonds referral...
WASHINGTON - A local employment dispute at the Los Angeles County district attorney's office could have national free-speech i...
OFFICE YORBA LINDA - VIASYS committed to a 130,000-square-foot, 10-year relocation/renewal and a 30,000-square-foot expansion...
Judges and Judiciary
Economic Case Could Provide Clues on Role of Stare Decisis
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Focus Column - By Sunny Brenner - The Supreme Court's recent vacancies have stirred speculation about the potential willingnes...
Forum Column - By Michael M. Berger - As someone who argued four cases in front of varying compositions of the U.S. Supreme Co...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Lineage in Law, Mediation Bolsters Neutral
By Kenneth Davis
LOS ANGELES - Mediation comes naturally to Kim Deck. "I've always been interested in helping people solve problems, even when ...